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January 2009
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Spirit Wear Every Friday has been designated as school spirit day. Show your true Grayson colors by wearing your Grayson spirit wear shirts. Don't have any spirit wear? Just wear green and gold and let's show how much spirit our Grayson students have! Want some spirit wear? Click here to view spirit wear pictures. Then click the link at the top or bottom of the page for the spirit wear order form. Print the form, fill it out and return with payment to your child's teacher. Merchandise will be delivered to your child's class. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dee Marney at themarney4@comcast.net. Ways to Help GES Business Members
If you would like more information on becoming a GES PTA Business Member or if you would like to advertise your business to support our school, please contact : Vicki Strine: 770.995.6514 vstrine@bellsouth.net Jennifer Sutton: 770.237.5585 mjsutton1096@yahoo.com |
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The Community Outreach Coat Drive was Awesome! Students from Grayson Elementary and McConnell Middle donated over
900 coats to this worthy cause. Coats were collected at both schools and a drop box was also located at Grayson
Kroger. Thank you to Kroger's Store Manager Nelson Grant for providing cupcakes to the homerooms with the most
donations. Thank you to Walgreens and Store Manager Tornica Chaney for the candy donations to all students who
participated. And a special thanks to Mitiz Bishop (GES) and Cheryl Copeland (MMS) and their students for their
time and dedication. This was truly a blessed event! With your help the coats were distributed to 3 local shelters
and provided immediate need to area families. I can personally say your efforts were appreciated as I witnessed the
smiles and welcomed all the hugs I received. Grayson Elementary's homeroom winner was Ms. Creel's 3rd grade and
McConnell's homeroom winner was Mr. Yoder's 6th grade. Thanks again for giving and remember.......
THIS IS A POSITIVE THING TO DO! DONATE! IT'S OKAY SHARE THE WARMTH OF A COAT TODAY Janet Hart, Community Outreach Coat Drive back to top | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Skate Night Attention Grayson and Trip Students - make a soldier's day! Bring an unsealed letter to skate night addressed to a soldier, male or female, and receive free candy! These letters will be going to a solider for Valentine's Day, so homemade Valentine cards would be greatly appreciated. Also special treats will be given to students who bring a military person to skate night or a picture of a relative who has current or past military service. Wear your fatigues and show support for our heroes.
December Skate Night
Best Attendance - Garmon 5th grade Grayson Total Attendance - 123 January Skate Night Next Skate Night - January 8th, 6:00-9:00 pm Theme - Military Skate Night (send a letter to a soldier)
S-K-A-T-E Come on Grayson skate with me
S-K-A-T-E Sparkles is where you wanta be! See you at Skate Night Janet Hart-Skate Night Chairperson back to top |
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5th Grade Rocks 
Come join the celebration.
January 23rd is the date. A 5th Grade ONLY occasion, That starts an hour before eight. Live DJ | Dance Talent Showcase | Games | Light Snacks Will Be Served Tickets will be sold at the door - $5.00 per 5th Grader back to top |
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Up and Coming Events Mark your calendar for the next Parent Resource Night on Monday, February 2nd. Dinner will begin at 6:30 and is free for PTA members. Afterwards, join us for our General Meeting, student performance and parent programs presented by the GES counselors. If you have any questions regarding Parent Resource Night, please contact Lora Thompson at 770-736-7634 or thompson_5@bellsouth.net. Girls, mark your calendars for February 21st for the annual Father/Daughter Dance from 5:30PM to 9:00PM. Dinner will be served, followed by dancing in the gym. Pictures will be available at an additional charge. Flyers and registration will be sent home in the Friday folders this month. Grayson Elementary School Physical Education classes will be participating in the "Jump Rope for Heart Program" with the American Heart Association in the month of February. Please look for more details later this month. Rob Blair-Physical Education/Health Specialist Look for more information on all of these events in your child's Friday folder. back to top |
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Box Tops for Education 
Our next box tops submission is going to be February 28th, so please continue to save your Box Tops and submit them for the next round of prizes! We are also accepting Tyson A+ labels and Campbell's Soup Labels. Once a student turns in 50 Box Tops for Education, they will receive a gift certificate to the school store. We will also periodically award fun prizes to anyone who submits box tops with their name on them. Our top winners from each grade level will receive lunch with a friend for one Friday a month for three months and free ice cream at the first lunch. Right now, Box Tops for Education has a promotion where many products have more than one box top per package. You can go to www.boxtops4education.com for additional information or a listing of eligible products. Please be sure that when your box tops are turned into your child's teacher, your child's name, grade and teacher are noted on the plastic bag so all students turning in box tops have a chance for the drawings and prizes that will be given away. back to top |
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Cafeteria News We continue to serve our Grab and Go Breakfasts and wish to inform new families that if your child is receiving free or reduced lunches, he or she is also entitled to free or reduced breakfast. Our nutrition website at www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcsnp.nsf will lead you to the eligibility requirements and application process. Most of us are starting 2009 with plans to take off those extra pounds!! Well, did you know that recent research shows that consuming at least 3 servings of dairy per day may help control weight and body fat?? Our educational emphasis during this month will be on the importance of calcium which is a super nutrient needed to build strong bones. Daily calcium needs for children and adults are as follows:
Age 19-50 years: 1,000 and Age 51+ years needs 1,200 mg
Reading our children a great book and serving them some delicious hot chocolate will strengthen their growing bones as well as making some sweet memories. Easy on those marshmallows for our hot chocolates though - remember that New Year's resolution!! Until next month - Be Happy! Be Healthy! back to top |
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Grayson Elementary School - 460 Grayson Parkway - Grayson, GA 30017
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